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Herbert A. (Herbert Appold) Grueber
1846–1927
A leading British numismatist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, he spent nearly half a century at the British Museum and wrote widely on ancient and British coinage. His books remain closely tied to the museum collections he helped study and organize.
1 Audiobook
A Guide to the Exhibition of English Medals
by British Museum. Department of Coins and Medals, Herbert A. (Herbert Appold) Grueber
About the author
Born in 1846 and dying in 1927, Herbert Appold Grueber was a British numismatist and antiquary best known for his long career in the British Museum’s Department of Coins and Medals. Reference sources consistently describe him as a specialist in coins and medals, and note that he rose through the department over decades of service.
Biographical notes from numismatic reference sources state that he joined the British Museum in 1866, became Assistant Keeper in 1893, and served as Keeper from 1906 to 1912. He was also active in the Royal Numismatic Society, where he held several posts and contributed many articles, helping shape the study of coinage in Britain during his lifetime.
Grueber wrote and edited a number of substantial works connected with museum collections, including studies of Roman Republican coins and guides to medals and British coinage. For readers today, his name is most strongly associated with careful cataloguing, historical scholarship, and the world of coins as evidence for the past.